Mike Brown

A crowd of about 100 protestors gathered outside St. Louis city hall today, calling for a civilian review board of police after what they say was an overly aggressive response to demonstrations in Ferguson.

Michael Brown Jr. was on the verge of starting college, eager to launch himself into the adult world. Instead, on Monday he’ll be mourned at his funeral, more than two weeks after his fatal shooting by a white police officer— an act that ignited days of violent protests and reawakened racial tensions that still linger in the nation.